NonProfit Quarterly

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

The philanthropic sector recognizes the need to strengthen American democracy and is beginning to see that progress on every other issue, from education and healthcare to criminal justice reform and climate change, is dependent on the public’s understanding of the facts.” It’s a call to action for philanthropy to step up.”

Healthcare 128

Healthcare Foundations Public Policy Philanthropy 128

Momentum Nonprofit Partners

JANUARY 3, 2023

In most states, a statewide nonprofit association provides holistic services to nonprofits, including services such as statewide public policy and advocacy support, training and technical assistance, and research. From a public policy perspective, it’s essential that nonprofits work together.

Associations 112

Associations Public Policy Nonprofit governance and management Public and Nonprofit Management 112

MNA Association

JUNE 12, 2023

Specific issues addressed by MNA Following is a recap of specific issues MNA addressed in the context of our Public Policy Agenda. What we do between now and then to build relationships and listen with an ear to really understand will give us more voice and influence next time around. If it seems long, well… it was a long session.

Public Policy 98

Public Policy Taxation Public and Nonprofit Management Agriculture 98

The NonProfit Times

APRIL 17, 2024

Medical debt relief has become a growing public policy priority for philanthropists and lawmakers worried about the toll on Americans’ financial, mental, and physical health. An estimated 40% of Americans have medical debt with nearly half of those owing at least $2,500.

Medical 78

Medical Philanthropy Healthcare Public Policy 78

Momentum Nonprofit Partners

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

While 501(c)(3) nonprofits serve as cornerstones of positive change, addressing critical issues ranging from poverty and hunger to healthcare and environmental protection, their impact can be significantly amplified by stepping beyond direct service delivery.

Public Policy 72

Public Policy Environmental Education Education 72

Bloomerang

FEBRUARY 1, 2023

Participate in public policy debates and advocacy efforts that affect underserved communities, and represent the interests and concerns of those communities. Collaborate with healthcare providers and other organizations to provide access to quality healthcare services for members of underserved communities.

Leadership 122

Leadership Public and Social Policy Poverty Race and Ethnicity 122

Momentum Nonprofit Partners

MARCH 18, 2024

Why Economics is your friend as a nonprofit advocate By Kevin Dean, President & CEO Tennessee Nonprofit Network Last year, at a conference out of town, I shared coffee with an old friend as she recounted her incredible public policy journey. But when advocating for policy changes, appealing solely to emotions might not be enough.

Public and Social Policy 52

Public and Social Policy Public Policy Healthcare Homelessness 52

The NonProfit Times

APRIL 15, 2024

Despite the robust annual increases, however, the current total falls short of the 13% of GDP analysts at NITI Aayog, an Indian government public policy think tank, believe is necessary for the country to meet its commitment to achieving 17 United Nations Sustainable Development Goals by 2030.

Philanthropy 52

Philanthropy Public and Social Policy Retail Healthcare 52

Stanford Social Innovation Review

MARCH 22, 2023

Similarly, the Healthcare Anchor Network , a collaborative of 75 health systems, is working to transform the economic drivers of health disparities in the United States. Take the Center for Law and Social Policy , a nonprofit committed to reducing poverty and increasing economic opportunity.

Public and Social Policy 124

Public and Social Policy Leadership Health Public and Nonprofit Management 124

NonProfit Quarterly

JULY 31, 2024

Or consider if the retirement money of our prestigious public universities and their medical centers, where cleaners, cafeteria staff, and medical assistants care for students and patients, was invested in one of the largest corporate landlords in the country, and this landlord doubled their rent or evicted their families. Our Capital!

Public and Social Policy 143

Public and Social Policy Public and Nonprofit Management Universities Finance 143

MNA Association

OCTOBER 16, 2024

Nonprofit leaders play an important role in shaping public policy. That includes supporting both patients and providers at our state’s non-profit healthcare organizations. Nonprofits are invaluable when it comes to educating policy makers on the critical issues we are facing in our communities.

Public and Social Policy 98

Public and Social Policy Non-Profits Nonprofit Administration and Development Nonprofits 98

NonProfit Quarterly

DECEMBER 20, 2023

Nor was there any reference to the rising cost of living or the expanding economic disparities in access to healthcare, education, and housing. During his remarks, Powell referred to economics as “the science of public policy.” Why is he reinforcing a narrow and distorted perspective on the centrality of economics in society?

Education 82

Education Education Curriculum and Teaching Public and Social Policy 82

Nonprofit Marketing Blog

JUNE 13, 2011

Healthcare or medical research (53% of all donors): more likely to receive support from women, married donors, suburban residents, college graduates, and donors from the Northeast. Less likely to be supported by people with no particular religious identification.

Disaster Relief 55

Disaster Relief Poverty Children Medical 55

NonProfit Quarterly

AUGUST 8, 2023

Up to this point, legislation for most worker co-ops was not a priority; federal policy wasn’t even a pipe dream. Public policy wasn’t really a part of our culture. Why Prioritize Public Policy and Advocacy? 6 Engaging in public policy advocacy is not without its dangers. Until it was.

Public Policy 97

Public Policy Public and Social Policy Nonprofit governance and management Governance 97

NonProfit Quarterly

DECEMBER 20, 2022

Entering HLTH (pronounced “health”), an annual conference focused on the business of health—from healthcare startups to government agencies and insurance companies—feels as overwhelming as healthcare itself. Where we need to go as healthcare and where we need to go as a nation…we need a new story. Hot Topics in Health Equity.

Health 119

Health Public and Social Policy Healthcare Finance 119

NonProfit Quarterly

APRIL 15, 2024

And many American women do not have access to coverage for midwives, doulas, and other community health workers to help them overcome the challenges embedded within the US healthcare system. The Black women who participated in the study also framed their maternal healthcare experiences as a stressor.

Health 122

Health Healthcare Race and Ethnicity Public and Social Policy 122

Bloomerang

APRIL 7, 2022

The grantmakers and funders on this list seek to remedy this healthcare crisis in their communities and beyond. California Healthcare Foundation. They continue to proactively invest in leadership and advocacy, and public policy change within our children’s behavioral health systems. California Healthcare Foundation.

Health 122

Health Race and Ethnicity Public and Social Policy Healthcare 122

NonProfit Quarterly

SEPTEMBER 4, 2024

9 Today, manufacturing is the top industry in the South employing Black men—for Black women, it’s the healthcare industry. Oil was replaced by textiles, which were then replaced by retail and heavy manufacturing. 12 As GeorgiaTrend described it back in 2018, “Y’allywood is No. 1 at the box office.

Manufacturing 122

Manufacturing Public and Social Policy Agriculture Law 122

Stanford Social Innovation Review

MAY 25, 2023

Moreover, NDVPs were oriented toward the 70 percent target, but it became clear that more realistic and country-defined targets would mean shifting the focus to covering 90 percent of vulnerable populations (healthcare workers, elderly, and people living with co-morbidities).

Public and Social Policy 105

Public and Social Policy Manufacturing Health Finance 105

NonProfit Quarterly

DECEMBER 21, 2023

Moreover, a study from the University of Michigan’s Ford School of Public Policy calls attention to other potential abuses of facial recognition technology within a school setting, pointing out that the tech can also be used to conduct contact tracing, and monitor school attendance and behavior in the classroom.

Public and Social Policy 125

Public and Social Policy Ethics Race and Ethnicity Public and Nonprofit Management 125

NonProfit Quarterly

JULY 19, 2023

22 Yet as racial justice movement leader Dedrick Asante-Muhammad has detailed, a race-neutral or “race-blind approach to addressing racial economic inequality has left the nation hobbled in public policy efforts to undo ongoing structural racism.” 23 William Gale, codirector of the Urban Brookings Tax Policy Center, concurs.

Public and Social Policy 97

Public and Social Policy Race and Ethnicity Nonprofit governance and management Public and Nonprofit Management 97

Momentum Nonprofit Partners

FEBRUARY 7, 2024

Please note that Tennessee Nonprofit Network monitors all bills that impact nonprofits and the communities they serve, but we only take positions on issues impacting the entire nonprofit sector and align with our public policy agenda. Want to take action on a bill below? Find your legislators here. Did we miss any important bills?

Education 52

Education Education Public and Social Policy Law 52

Momentum Nonprofit Partners

FEBRUARY 7, 2024

Please note that Tennessee Nonprofit Network monitors all bills that impact nonprofits and the communities they serve, but we only take positions on issues impacting the entire nonprofit sector and align with our public policy agenda. Want to take action on a bill below? Find your legislators here. Did we miss any important bills?

Health 52

Health Nonprofit governance and management Healthcare Public and Nonprofit Management 52

NonProfit Quarterly

DECEMBER 14, 2022

There are many reasons, including public policies—both on the expenditure side (that is, government support for education, childcare, healthcare, and so on) and on the revenue side (that is, how progressive or regressive taxes are). What accounts for such extraordinary concentration of wealth at the top in the United States?

Law 141

Law Taxation Governance Public Policy 141

NonProfit Quarterly

DECEMBER 1, 2023

Wright described climate change through the lens of racial equity as “a hefty fight in itself.” This, in part, inspired the creation of the Gulf Water Justice Project.

Public and Social Policy 130

Public and Social Policy Environmental Energy Health 130

NonProfit Quarterly

DECEMBER 2, 2024

Evidence from Hospital Mergers , was authored by Zarek Brot-Goldberg , a public policy professor at the University of Chicago, along with five economists from the US Department of the Treasury, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), and top US universities. Healthcare spending has nearly doubled from $2.5 trillion in 2000 to $4.5

Health 132

Health Insurance Healthcare Universities 132

NonProfit Quarterly

APRIL 5, 2023

Healthcare, education, and housing have all become unaffordable. As public policy has done less and less to mitigate the suffering of millions, faith in the government has declined. Living in a world run by the one percent makes everyone else miserable.

Public and Social Policy 116

Public and Social Policy Governance Civil Society Energy 116

NonProfit Quarterly

DECEMBER 1, 2022

Racist public policy created it, and we will need bold structural solutions to fix it.” Wiping out current debts doesn’t eliminate the racist policies and systems that created the crisis, nor does it end the debt-financing of education, housing, and healthcare. Student debt cancellation doesn’t fix racial capitalism.

Public and Social Policy 132

Public and Social Policy Public and Nonprofit Management Education Education 132

NonProfit Quarterly

NOVEMBER 13, 2024

The “common sense” capitalist frame helps explain why the issue of universal healthcare coverage was absent from the presidential campaigns in 2024, despite a growing life expectancy gap between the United States and comparable countries, and even as Americans spend nearly $6,000 more per capita for worse healthcare than our counterparts.

Civil Society 90

Civil Society Public and Social Policy Healthcare Public Policy 90